Isaiah 31

31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses,
and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because
they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel,
neither seek the LORD! 31:2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil,
and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of
the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.31:3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh,
and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that
helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they
all shall fail together.31:4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the
young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is
called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor
abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come
down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.31:5 As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem;
defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve
it.31:6 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply
revolted.31:7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver,
and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a
sin.31:8 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man;
and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee
from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.31:9 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his
princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is
in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

1-5God will oppose the help sought from workers of iniquity.
Sinners may be convicted of folly ByPlain and self-evident
truths, which they cannot deny, but will not believe. There isNo escaping the Judgments of God; and evil pursues sinners. TheLord of hosts will come down to fight for Mount Zion. The Lion
of the Tribe of Judah will appear for the defence of his Church.
And as birds hovering over their young ones to protect them,
with such compassion and Affection will the Lord of hosts defendJerusalem. He will So defend it, as to secure its safety.

6-9 They have been backsliding children, yet children; let them
return, and their backslidings shall be healed, though they have
sunk Deep into misery, and cannot easily recover. Many make anIdol of their Silver and Gold, and By the Love of that are drawn
from God; but those who turn to God, will be ready to part with
it. Then, when they have cast away their idols, shall the
Assyrian fall By the Sword of an Angel, who strikes more
strongly than a mighty Man, yet more secretly than a mean Man.God can make the stoutest Heart to tremble. But if we keep up
the Fire of holy Love and devotion in our hearts and houses, we
may depend upon God to protect us and them.